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Hot Tub Time Machine

R

Released Mar 26, 2010

1h 39m

Comedy

Fantasy

List

64%

Tomatometer

213 Reviews

56%

Audience Score

100,000+ Ratings

Four pals are stuck in a rut in adulthood: Adam (John Cusack) has just been dumped, Lou (Rob Corddry) is a hopeless party animal, Craig (Craig Robinson) is a henpecked husband, and Jacob (Clark Duke) does nothing but play video games in his basement. But they get a chance to brighten their future by changing their past after a night of heavy drinking in a ski-resort hot tub results in their waking up in 1986.

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Critics Consensus

Its flagrantly silly script -- and immensely likable cast -- make up for most of its flaws.

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Julie and Brandy

Autostraddle

I'll go, it's a comedy, it'll be dumb and funny. And it was dumb. But it wasn't that funny yet.

Aug 31, 2021

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Anna Smith

metro.co.uk

An irreverent, guilty pleasure, frat boy comedy, it blows a big fat raspberry at sci-fi fans and tells them to stick their Flux Capacitors where the sun don't shine.

Aug 23, 2018

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Ed Koch

The Atlantic

It may be a generational gap that turned me off, but I thought it was all quite ridiculous and the dialogue worse than coarse. Trust me and not those in their 30s. It is not worth your time.

Jan 13, 2018

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The result is the kind of lazy comedy that demands a lazy audience. If you’re feeling lazy, you could do worse.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 22, 2023

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

This farce is not as dumb as it seems. [Full review in Spanish]

Aug 8, 2022

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James Croot

Stuff.co.nz

Those of a certain age will find this an enjoyable blast back to the past.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 25, 2021

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Me D

I had a few chuckles but even though it wasn't that funny it was certainly amusing.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/25/24

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Bradley F

Holy hell. The only way to enjoy this movie is with a fresh concussion. Nothing makes sense. Was ANYONE sober while coming up with what would eventually be called a "script"?

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/17/24

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Larry K

One of the best comedies of all time. Lougle!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/24

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Gaming U

Classic comedy movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/21/24

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Stoner J

Way underrated, absolutely hysterical from start to finish and definitely the funniest movie of 2010

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/06/24

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Tim V

Some movies just get better and better as time goes by - this is for some reason repeat viewing at least once a year. Yeah - it awful, but in the best possible way.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/19/23

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Steve Pink

Director

John Cusack

Adam

Rob Corddry

Lou

Craig Robinson

Nick

Clark Duke

Jacob

Crispin Glover

Phil

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Synopsis

Four pals are stuck in a rut in adulthood: Adam (John Cusack) has just been dumped, Lou (Rob Corddry) is a hopeless party animal, Craig (Craig Robinson) is a henpecked husband, and Jacob (Clark Duke) does nothing but play video games in his basement. But they get a chance to brighten their future by changing their past after a night of heavy drinking in a ski-resort hot tub results in their waking up in 1986.

Director: Steve Pink
Producer: John Cusack, Grace Loh, Matt Moore
Screenwriter: Josh Heald, Sean Anders, John Morris
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, New Crime Productions, United Artists
Rating: R (Nudity|Drug Use|Pervasive Language|Strong Crude Content|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 26, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 13, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $50.2M
Runtime: 1h 39m

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